WS1617: The Secret to Break Through in Real Estate Investing | #Highlights

Published: March 26, 2023, 7 a.m.

In this #Highlights episode, we look back at our conversations with Charlie Stevenson and Jay Helms. Charlie and his wife are passionate about traveling and a leap of faith led them to where they are now \u2013 real estate syndications. Find out Charlie\u2019s secret that helped him break through in real estate.

Jay also takes us back to the first property he and his wife bought. It was their first big, scary step into real estate. They were living paycheck to paycheck then and it felt like they were taking the biggest plunge of their lives. Like Charlie, Jay had something that helped him get past that first scary step into real estate. Listen now to discover their secret to breaking through in real estate investing!


Key Points From This Episode:\xa0

  • Charlie shares his background before his breakthrough into real estate.
  • What Charlie and his wife learned from being landlords.
  • Charlie got into syndication to gain economies of scale and leverage the systems they built.
  • How did they learn the process of getting into syndications?
  • Adding value to the operators they learned from through authenticity, candid communication, and complementary skills.
  • The issues when exploring new markets and how they overcame.
  • Jay\u2019s initial background in real estate investing.
  • Why Jay believes that the first scary steps should always continue to happen.
  • How Jay and his wife arrived at a mutual decision to take their initial biggest plunge in investing despite the fear of bankruptcy.
  • Jay\u2019s tips on how to break through the first scary step of real estate investing.


Tweetables:

\u201cA really important inflection point for us was attending a conference.\u201d \u2014Charlie Stevenson

\u201cThose first scary steps should always continue to happen.\u201d \u2014Jay Helms


Links Mentioned in Today\u2019s Episode:

Charlie Stevenson on LinkedIn
Akras Capital website
WS679: A Proactive Approach To Reach Success with Charlie Stevenson
Jay Helms on LinkedIn
W2 Capitalist website
WS1377: Overcoming Fear of Real Estate Investing | Jay Helms

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